I thought Grandparents luncheon was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who helped or participated.
Our biography book reports are due on this Friday. I hope the students are nearly finished reading their book and ready to produce a book report. Everyone should be prepared to present on Friday, but some may have to present on Monday due to time constraints. We already enjoyed a wonderful presentation on Cesar Chavez!
Please notice the BioBlitz field trip information in today's Dragon Folder and return the permission form as soon as possible.
Our data analysis unit will be focused on probability this week. The kids will have opportunities to do investigations on probability. Hopefully, the kids will have a far better understanding of likelihood by the end of the week. This section of the unit is especially interesting.
This is Spirit Week at Soleng Tom. I would like to encourage all of the students to participate. The days are:
Monday - Crazy hair Day
Tuesday - Sports Day
Wednesday - Crazy Hat
Thursday - Twin Day
Friday - Pajama Day
I hope our week will be a perfect balance of learning and excitement!
Take care,
Mrs. Figueroa
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Homework week of September 26, 2011
Monday - spelling 22 & 24, math 37 & 38 and reading log
Tuesday - vocabulary 19, math 39, 41, & 42, and reading log
Wednesday - work on book report, math 45 & 46 and reading log
Thursday - finish book report, study spelling words,math 48 and reading log
Friday - have a wonderful weekend!
Tuesday - vocabulary 19, math 39, 41, & 42, and reading log
Wednesday - work on book report, math 45 & 46 and reading log
Thursday - finish book report, study spelling words,math 48 and reading log
Friday - have a wonderful weekend!
Spelling List: Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride
1. loop
2. wounded
3. shoot
4. booth
5. broom
6. boost
7. mood
8. fooling
9. afternoon
10. smooth
11. tooth
12. raccoon
13. bloomed
14. room
15. souvenir
16. routine
17. roofs
18. loose
19. coop
20. stoop
Bonus Words
outspoken
practical
brisk
elegant
elevations
miniatures
starstruck
marveled
2. wounded
3. shoot
4. booth
5. broom
6. boost
7. mood
8. fooling
9. afternoon
10. smooth
11. tooth
12. raccoon
13. bloomed
14. room
15. souvenir
16. routine
17. roofs
18. loose
19. coop
20. stoop
Bonus Words
outspoken
practical
brisk
elegant
elevations
miniatures
starstruck
marveled
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Teacher's note September 19, 2011
I really enjoyed visiting with you during the parent, teacher and student conferences. I hope you felt the conference was beneficial.
I have some good news! Our class was selected to participate in the BioBlitz at Saguaro National Monument. All of the fourth graders at Soleng Tom will go on a bus to attend the morning field trip. You will receive a parent permission slip very soon with more specific details.
Perhaps the most exciting event of this week will be the Grandparents' Luncheon on Friday. The kids absolutely love when their grandparents can join them to eat lunch at school. I can imagine that the grandparents enjoy the experience too. The PTSA, Parent Teacher Student Association, organizes the free event that offers a salad bar to our guests. If a grandparent is not available on Friday, another family member can be the substitute. I feel extremely confident that this year's Grandparents' Luncheon will be a huge success.
Speaking of PTSA, I would like to invite each of us to become members. I have already joined. You can be a member of the finest Parent Teacher Association in the whole state of Arizona. They have many awards as my evidence for the statement. Plus they provide funds for the music teacher, part time librarian, planners, special events and far more. Please join Soleng Tom's PTSA.
Science is about to get very exciting. Our Structures of Life unit has arrived. The kids will do a seed search on Monday and then start a mini and class sprouter on Tuesday. We will have to see if we have a green thumb this year.
The kids seem to be really enjoying reading The Whipping Boy. We should finish the book by the middle of the week. I think the kids will also love reading about Lou Gehrig in our anthology. They will learn about Lou's positive attitude in spite of his challenges. Then the kids will have the opportunity to write about a time they had to show perseverance.
I hope we all have a wonderful week of learning.
Take care,
Mrs. Figueroa
I have some good news! Our class was selected to participate in the BioBlitz at Saguaro National Monument. All of the fourth graders at Soleng Tom will go on a bus to attend the morning field trip. You will receive a parent permission slip very soon with more specific details.
Perhaps the most exciting event of this week will be the Grandparents' Luncheon on Friday. The kids absolutely love when their grandparents can join them to eat lunch at school. I can imagine that the grandparents enjoy the experience too. The PTSA, Parent Teacher Student Association, organizes the free event that offers a salad bar to our guests. If a grandparent is not available on Friday, another family member can be the substitute. I feel extremely confident that this year's Grandparents' Luncheon will be a huge success.
Speaking of PTSA, I would like to invite each of us to become members. I have already joined. You can be a member of the finest Parent Teacher Association in the whole state of Arizona. They have many awards as my evidence for the statement. Plus they provide funds for the music teacher, part time librarian, planners, special events and far more. Please join Soleng Tom's PTSA.
Science is about to get very exciting. Our Structures of Life unit has arrived. The kids will do a seed search on Monday and then start a mini and class sprouter on Tuesday. We will have to see if we have a green thumb this year.
The kids seem to be really enjoying reading The Whipping Boy. We should finish the book by the middle of the week. I think the kids will also love reading about Lou Gehrig in our anthology. They will learn about Lou's positive attitude in spite of his challenges. Then the kids will have the opportunity to write about a time they had to show perseverance.
I hope we all have a wonderful week of learning.
Take care,
Mrs. Figueroa
Homework week of September 19, 2011
Monday - spelling 19 & 21, math 19, and reading log
Tuesday - vocabulary 15 & 16, math 23 & 24, and reading log
Wednesday - pictographs, math 28 & 29 and reading log
Thursday - study spelling words, math 33, and reading log
Friday - Have a wonderful weekend!
Tuesday - vocabulary 15 & 16, math 23 & 24, and reading log
Wednesday - pictographs, math 28 & 29 and reading log
Thursday - study spelling words, math 33, and reading log
Friday - Have a wonderful weekend!
Spelling list: Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man
1. those
2. coach
3. solid
4. include
5. crew
6. plus
7. operate
8. broke
9. upset
10. tune
11. June
12. floating
13. plume
14. renew
15. husband
16. honor
17. smoke
18. conflict
19. stew
20. thunder
Bonus words
immigrants
salary
modest
valuable
appreciation
courageous
tremendous
sportsmanship
2. coach
3. solid
4. include
5. crew
6. plus
7. operate
8. broke
9. upset
10. tune
11. June
12. floating
13. plume
14. renew
15. husband
16. honor
17. smoke
18. conflict
19. stew
20. thunder
Bonus words
immigrants
salary
modest
valuable
appreciation
courageous
tremendous
sportsmanship
Monday, September 12, 2011
Homework week of September 12, 2011
Monday - analogies 9 & 10, math 5 & 6, memorize 9s and reading log
Tuesday - prefixes 33 & 34 math 8 & 9, memorize 10s, and reading log
Wednesday - graphs, math 13, 15 & 16, memorize 11s and reading log
Thursday - following directions, math 17 & 18, memorize 12s and reading log
Friday - Have a terrific weekend!
Tuesday - prefixes 33 & 34 math 8 & 9, memorize 10s, and reading log
Wednesday - graphs, math 13, 15 & 16, memorize 11s and reading log
Thursday - following directions, math 17 & 18, memorize 12s and reading log
Friday - Have a terrific weekend!
Teacher's note September 12, 2011
I am looking forward to our conferences this week! The students will be dismissed at 11:17 on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Please discuss with your child whether or not you want them to purchase a sack lunch from school on those days. Thirty minutes have been allotted for each conference so we will not feel rushed. I absolutely want the student at the conference.
We will not be reading a selection from our anthology this week and so there will not be spelling or vocabulary words. Instead our time will be spent reading Weather Forecasting and the novel The Whipping Boy.
Our class has been busy gathering data on the heights of fourth graders and first graders. They have constructed line plots and made statements. Now we are working on building double line plots and writing comparison statements.
Once again, I look forward to personally talking with each family and sharing information. I will see you soon!
Take care,
Mrs. Figueroa
We will not be reading a selection from our anthology this week and so there will not be spelling or vocabulary words. Instead our time will be spent reading Weather Forecasting and the novel The Whipping Boy.
Our class has been busy gathering data on the heights of fourth graders and first graders. They have constructed line plots and made statements. Now we are working on building double line plots and writing comparison statements.
Once again, I look forward to personally talking with each family and sharing information. I will see you soon!
Take care,
Mrs. Figueroa
Monday, September 5, 2011
Teacher's note September 6, 2011
Please be aware that picture day is this Wednesday. Every student will have their picture taken whether or not they desire to purchase any photos. The pictures will be used for lunch tickets and possibly the yearbook.
Next week will be Parent, Teacher and Student Conferences. On September 14th, 15th and 16th students will be dismissed at 11:17 to allow time for the conferences. I want the student to attend the conference. In fact, I believe they will be the most important person at the conference. The appointments are scheduled to last thirty minutes. Please wait outside my hall door until I invite you into the classroom. I will send home a reminder notice or a letter to select a time for your conference.
We took the unit one multiplication test on Friday. The graded test will be in Tuesday night's Dragon Folder. Those students that did not demonstrate a solid understanding of the concepts may have another opportunity to take the test. Please review the test with your son or daughter on Tuesday evening to get a sense of how well the concepts were understood.
I am excited to share that our class will be learning buddies with Mrs. Perdreauville's kindergarten class. Starting this week we will meet with our learning buddies on Friday afternoon. The kids usually love being a learning buddy!
Let me give you a brief description of our curriculum goals for the week. In writing we will be working on organizing informational paragraphs. Understanding narrative elements is what we will be focusing on during reading. Plus we will practice the strategy of making and confirming predictions. During math we will continue to work on our multiplication facts but move on into our data analysis unit. The kids will learn how to read line plots, gather data, and produce their own line plot. By the end of the week our class should be much better at reading weather maps and understanding the symbols used. Also, we should know more about the temperature regions of the earth.
That is enough information for now. I hope we all have a wonderful week.
Take care,
Mrs. Figueroa
Next week will be Parent, Teacher and Student Conferences. On September 14th, 15th and 16th students will be dismissed at 11:17 to allow time for the conferences. I want the student to attend the conference. In fact, I believe they will be the most important person at the conference. The appointments are scheduled to last thirty minutes. Please wait outside my hall door until I invite you into the classroom. I will send home a reminder notice or a letter to select a time for your conference.
We took the unit one multiplication test on Friday. The graded test will be in Tuesday night's Dragon Folder. Those students that did not demonstrate a solid understanding of the concepts may have another opportunity to take the test. Please review the test with your son or daughter on Tuesday evening to get a sense of how well the concepts were understood.
I am excited to share that our class will be learning buddies with Mrs. Perdreauville's kindergarten class. Starting this week we will meet with our learning buddies on Friday afternoon. The kids usually love being a learning buddy!
Let me give you a brief description of our curriculum goals for the week. In writing we will be working on organizing informational paragraphs. Understanding narrative elements is what we will be focusing on during reading. Plus we will practice the strategy of making and confirming predictions. During math we will continue to work on our multiplication facts but move on into our data analysis unit. The kids will learn how to read line plots, gather data, and produce their own line plot. By the end of the week our class should be much better at reading weather maps and understanding the symbols used. Also, we should know more about the temperature regions of the earth.
That is enough information for now. I hope we all have a wonderful week.
Take care,
Mrs. Figueroa
Homework week of September 6, 2011
Tuesday- spelling 16, memorize 6s, and reading log
Wednesday - vocabulary 11, math 1 & 2, memorize 7s and reading log
Thursday - study spelling words, math 3 & 4, memorize 8s and reading log
Friday - Have a wonderful weekend!
Wednesday - vocabulary 11, math 1 & 2, memorize 7s and reading log
Thursday - study spelling words, math 3 & 4, memorize 8s and reading log
Friday - Have a wonderful weekend!
Spelling list: My Name is Maria Isabel
1. mine
2. tie
3. wild
4. type
5. smile
6. drive
7. size
8. blind
9. visit
10. thick
11. die
12. prize
13. fifty
14. picnic
15. arrived
16. decide
17. child
18. civil
19. divide
20. library
Bonus words
pageant
rehearsals
restless
troublesome
tropical
attentively
2. tie
3. wild
4. type
5. smile
6. drive
7. size
8. blind
9. visit
10. thick
11. die
12. prize
13. fifty
14. picnic
15. arrived
16. decide
17. child
18. civil
19. divide
20. library
Bonus words
pageant
rehearsals
restless
troublesome
tropical
attentively
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